John Aldridge
The season we’ve had this year is a freak season.
You can’t go from where we were this time last year, on the verge of winning four trophies to finishing fifth.
Maybe last season impacted them mentally. The injuries certainly didn’t help to our forward-line, when we had Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota out
Then the defence, it’s capitulated. The midfield wasn’t the same. You just have to hope that Jurgen can get us back to where we were. It’s going to take some doing but it’s not impossible.
I watched the Southampton game and I wasn’t really impressed to be honest. Some players had an opportunity to show that they are ready if they are called upon and they didn’t really take it in my opinion.
Defensively, we looked like the team that we had when we were struggling in January and February, losing to Wolves and Brighton, and whoever else it was. It was back to the bad old days.
It’s just as well that going forward, we created a lot of chances and we took four of them, even if we should have had more.
You can’t complain with getting four goals away from home, it’s more than enough to win you games.
But when you only draw, it’s not right, is it? It isn’t right. It will give the manager some food for thought, if nothing else. To see where we are. But certainly defensively, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing to be quite honest.
There was some good stuff going forward, obviously. But you can’t score four goals away from home and not win a game.
Nunez concerns
I have my concerns about Darwin Nunez. It’s the injuries more than anything, though the early sending off didn’t help him. The forwards before him didn't have the injuries.
He’s shown what he’s about at times though, and he’s a crowd-favourite. He’s got a little bit of Luis Suarez in him, but probably without the finishing touch.
But I think he’ll get better. You’re looking at a centre-forward who’s been playing on the left-wing. And Cody Gakpo’s a left-winger who is playing as centre-forward. That doesn’t happen overnight.
They’ve shown desire and eagerness in certain games, and he’s scored goals. That’s why the manager needs to have a look at the balance of the front three.
We’ve been lucky to have them three players for years, Firmino, Mane, and Salah, and they weren’t getting injured. Now Jurgen Klopp’s got to get the right blend going forward and get the right back-ups as well
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